Internal Awards Spring 2021
Pre-Tenure Grants Development Award
Dr. Justin Faller, Department of KSSPE
Project Title: The Effects of An Acute Dose of a Betalain-Rich Concentrate on Running Performance Parameters
Pre-Tenure Grants Development Fenton Endowed Award
Dr. Eric Owusu, Department of Computing Sciences
Project Title: Effects of Culturally Tailored User Interface Design
Provost’s Post-Tenure Fellowship Award:
Dr. Adam Rich, Department of Biology
Project Title: Bridge to External Funding
Dr. Jacques Rinchard, Department of Environmental Science & Ecology
Project Title: Use of fatty acid signatures to assess diet of lake trout from Lake Champlain
Scholarly Incentive Award:
Scholarly Incentive Endowed Vestling – Casey Award
Dr. Christopher Norment, Department of Environmental Science and Ecology
Project Title: Identification of Bacterial Isolates on the Skin of Northern Leopard Frogs
Dr. Kathryn Amatangelo, Department of Science & Ecology
Project Title: European dewberry genetic analysis in Western New York
Dr. Afeez Hazzan, Department of Healthcare Studies
Project Title: Implementation and evaluation of multimodal interventions for quality of life among family caregivers of older adults with a disability
Dr. Pamela Beach, Department of KSSPE
Project Title: Quality of life and related outcomes among unpaid caregivers of older adults with visual impairments
Instructor Tamara Wilcox, Department of Theatre and Music Studies
Project Title: Harpsichord/Women in Music Performance Project
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Undergraduate Mini Grant Awards
Student Research Mini Grant:
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Melanie Perreault, Department of KSSPE
Student Awardee: Katriana Belknap
Project Title: Physical Activity and Functional Body Image in Youth with and without Visual Impairments
Faculty/Student Apprenticeship Mini Grant:
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rachel Schultz, Department of Environmental Science & Ecology
Student Awardee: Jarod Ruffle
Project Title: Evaluating the response of wetlands to restoration
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Kramer, Department of History
Student Awardee: Olivia Langa
Project Title: Berkley Folk Music Festival Project
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Internal Awards Fall 2020
Pre-Tenure Grants Development Award
Dr. Ka-Wah Wong, Department of Physics
Project Title: X-ray Observations of Black Hole Systems
Dr. Claudette Brown-Smythe, Department of Counselor Education
Project Title: Examining Caribbean Nationals Immigrant Issues: Migration Experiences to the US and Acculturative Stressors During the Transition Process
Pre-Tenure Grants Development Fenton Endowed Award:
Dr. Sarah Saputo, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title:Investigation of therapeutic asthma medications on the virulence properties of the oral pathogen Streptococcus mutans
Provost’s Post Tenure Fellowship Award
Stevie Oakes, Department of Dance
Project Title: Communion: a dance film and video installation project
Scholarly Incentive Award
Dr. Tasneem Zaihra, Department of Mathematics
Project Title: Analyzing Police Stop and Frisks Data from New York State Patrol to Understand Racial Disparities in the Stop and Frisk Policies
Dr. Elizabeth Masarik, Department of History
Project Title: Out of the Realm of Sentiment: Infant Mortality, Single Mothers, and the Formation of the Welfare State
Dr. Kristin Heffernan, Department of Social Work
Project Title: How informed are social workers and mental health counselors in their professional knowledge of working with persons who are transgender
Scholarly Incentive Endowed Vestling-Casey Award
Dr. Christian Wilkens, Department of Education and Human Development
Project Title: Rural Alaska Schools: A Guide for Leadership